John,

The U.S. is the world's single largest plastic polluter. We're producing more than 35 million tons of plastic each year.1,2

It's a problem so big that it can sometimes feel hopeless. But at PIRG, we have a plan to turn the tide on plastic waste -- and we're already making progress.

PIRG's advocacy has helped drive real change, from state and local bag bans across the country to massive reductions in plastic use from companies like Amazon.3,4

We need your support to make our continued work possible, John. We don't take a cent from big corporations -- we count on supporters like you to fuel our work.

And right now, your donation can have double the impact. Give before midnight tonight, and generous donors will match your gift, up to $10,000 nationwide.

Thank you,

Faye Park
President

1. Oliver Milman, "'Deluge of plastic waste': US is world's biggest plastic polluter," The Guardian, December 1, 2021.
2. "National Overview: Facts and Figures on Materials, Wastes and Recycling," Environmental Protection Agency, last accessed June 13, 2025.
3. "Reducing plastic waste in the states," PIRG, last accessed June 13, 2025.
4. "Amazon announces its largest reduction in plastic packaging in North America to date," Amazon, June 20, 2024.

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From: U.S. PIRG <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, June 30, 2025
Subject: Timely: Review your PIRG member record
To: John xxxxxx <[email protected]>

John,

With just one day left in our 2025 End of Fiscal Year Drive, we wanted to make sure you had the chance to join us in moving our country beyond plastics.

We'd love for you to be part of this work, but our records show that we haven't received a donation from you yet. Will you join us? Make a MATCHED donation before the midnight deadline.

Can you imagine what would happen if someone dumped a truckload of plastic in the middle of your neighborhood? Now, let's zoom out: the equivalent of 2,000 truckloads of plastic are dumped into the ocean every day.1

With waste mounting like this, we know that plastic pollution won't fix itself.

But when people like you participate in our work to move beyond plastics, here's what we're able to achieve:

• We win legislation: More than a third of Americans live in a state with restrictions on at least one kind of plastic thanks, in no small part, to the support of our members.2

• We get cleaner communities: Together, we're cracking down on the pervasive pollution of plastic pellets (or "nurdles"). We recently helped organize hundreds of volunteers across five continents to find tens of thousands of these pellets.

• We convince corporations to do better: We're raising our voices and calling on companies like Amazon to cut plastic packaging -- and we're seeing results. After PIRG delivered more than 138,000 petition signatures, Amazon committed to phasing out plastic air pillows in North America.3

These achievements aren't ours -- they belong to supporters like you, John. Will you keep working with us to move beyond plastics?

If you donate before midnight tonight, generous donors will match your gift, dollar for dollar -- doubling your impact, up to $10,000 nationwide.

Plastic pollution is pervasive. It's in our oceans, our neighborhoods, even in the food we eat. Every pellet, bottle, and bag takes centuries to break down.

Right now, plastic is everywhere, but so is our power to stop it.

When we come together, we can push back against the tide of plastic pollution. With members like you, we demand -- and win -- better communities, plastic commitments, and policies to reduce single-use plastics.

Will you continue the work to move beyond plastics with us? Give a matched donation to our 2025 End of Fiscal Year Drive before midnight tonight.

Thank you for making this work possible,

Faye Park
President

P.S. If you've already made a contribution to our 2025 End of Fiscal Year Drive, thank you for your support! We may still be processing your recent gift.

1. Angela Dewan, "The world dumps 2,000 truckloads of plastic into the ocean each day. Here's where a lot of it ends up," CNN, April 22, 2024.
2. "Reducing plastic waste in the states," PIRG, last accessed June 13, 2025.
3. "STATEMENT: Amazon announces 'largest reduction in plastic packaging' in North America," PIRG, June 20, 2024.

Your donation will power our dedicated staff of organizers, policy experts and attorneys who drive all of our campaigns in the public interest, from banning toxic pesticides and moving us beyond plastic, to saving our antibiotics and being your consumer watchdog, to protecting our environment and our democracy. None of our work would be possible without the support of people just like you.

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